实用商务英语会话 场景104:接听订餐电话

Do you want to make a reservation for tonight?

您是想预订今晚的餐位吗？

What time would you like your table?

请问您想订几点的餐位？

For how many people, please?

请问要订几个人的餐位？

You need a table for six at 8:00, right?

您八点钟需要一张供六人用餐的桌子，对吗？

We can book you a private room for up to ten people.

我们可以给您订一个供10人用餐的包间。

Would you like smoking or nonsmoking?

您想在吸烟区还是非吸烟区？

There is no table by the window available.

没有靠窗户的桌子了。

I'll call you if there is a table.

如果有桌子了，我就给您打电话。

I'm afraid we are fully¹ booked for tonight.

恐怕今晚的餐位已经订满了。

We look forward to having you with us tonight.

我们期待着您今晚大驾光临。

Accepting a Reversation Over the Telephone

接听订餐电话

Good afternoon. Ginger's Restaurant. May I help you?

下午好。金吉餐厅。需要帮忙吗？

Yes. I'd like to book a table for Friday evening please.

是的。我想预订一张周五晚上的餐桌。

Certainly. For how many people?

当然可以。要订几个人的餐位？

We'll be eight or nine people. Could we book a private room?

有八九个人吧。可以订包间吗？

I'll just check. At what time on Friday evening?

我看看。周五晚上几点？

About 7:30.

大概七点半。

OK. That's fine. We can book you a private room for up to ten people at that time. Could I have your name please?

好的。我们可以给您订一个供10人用餐的包间。请问您叫什么名字？

My name is Jenny. My phone number is 75397382. That's confirmed then. 7:30 on Friday.

我叫珍妮。我的电话号码是75397382。那就确定了，周五晚上七点半。

Yes. Do you intend to order a la carte or will you be having our seafood² buffet³?

好的。您是点菜呢，还是选用我们的海鲜自助餐呢？

Oh. we'd like the buffet please. We've heard it's very good.

哦，我们想要自助餐。听说这儿的自助餐很好吃。

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

3 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？